Domestic 1985 Weekend 33
August 16-18, 1985
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Back to the Future | $7,252,140 | -10.2% | 1,520 | -11 | $4,771 | $108,239,135 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | - | Volunteers | $5,184,360 | - | 1,560 | - | $3,323 | $5,184,360 | 1 | TriStar Pictures |
| 3 | 3 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | $4,404,500 | -3.1% | 840 | +11 | $5,243 | $12,886,345 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | - | The Return of the Living Dead | $4,403,169 | - | 1,506 | - | $2,923 | $4,403,169 | 1 | Orion Pictures |
| 5 | - | Year of the Dragon | $4,093,079 | - | 982 | - | $4,168 | $4,093,079 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 6 | 2 | Summer Rental | $3,708,812 | -35.5% | 1,595 | +11 | $2,325 | $12,787,296 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | 4 | National Lampoon's European Vacation | $2,731,969 | -36.6% | 1,350 | -197 | $2,023 | $40,721,691 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | 5 | Fright Night | $2,438,836 | -42.7% | 1,110 | -435 | $2,197 | $17,752,566 | 3 | Columbia Pictures |
| 9 | 7 | Real Genius | $2,203,206 | -13.8% | 956 | -34 | $2,304 | $6,696,791 | 2 | TriStar Pictures |
| 10 | 8 | Cocoon | $1,771,970 | -15.4% | 789 | -84 | $2,245 | $63,235,816 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 11 | - | The Bride | $1,763,277 | - | 955 | - | $1,846 | $1,763,277 | 1 | Columbia Pictures |
| 12 | 6 | Weird Science | $1,445,290 | -51.3% | 767 | -405 | $1,884 | $14,488,931 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 13 | 9 | Follow That Bird | $1,294,692 | -29.6% | 1,006 | -96 | $1,286 | $9,519,588 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | 10 | Silverado | $1,252,534 | -30.9% | 703 | -200 | $1,781 | $24,214,759 | 6 | Columbia Pictures |
| 15 | 12 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1985 Re-release | $1,157,734 | -26.9% | 741 | -311 | $1,562 | $31,429,332 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | 11 | The Black Cauldron | $1,077,688 | -36.1% | 671 | -213 | $1,606 | $17,715,547 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | 13 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $1,042,479 | -30.8% | 597 | -256 | $1,746 | $142,416,504 | 13 | TriStar Pictures |
| 18 | 14 | My Science Project | $609,106 | -59.5% | 647 | -356 | $941 | $3,068,074 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | - | American Flyers | $78,345 | - | 5 | - | $15,669 | $78,345 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
